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Break In

2023 · 78 min

A tense, compact home-invasion thriller that keeps you guessing through one long night.

Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Jessica Morris, Jonathan Stoddard, William Baldwin

Overview: A woman recently separated from her wealthy husband is terrorized during one harrowing night when a masked intruder breaks into her home. Is it a random home invasion or is something more malicious and personal going on?

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Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Jessica Morris, Jonathan Stoddard, William Baldwin

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
betrayal
fate
survival
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Written by: Peter Sullivan
Starring: Jessica Morris, Jonathan Stoddard, William Baldwin, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Peter Stickles, Mea Wilkerson, Jensen Atwood, Brian Nolan
Cinematography: Kaity Williams
Runtime: 78 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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